prevail on (someone) (to (do something))

to persuade someone to do something.

My father prevailed on some friends to let us stay with them for a few days.

The TV network prevailed upon the organizers of the track and field championships to schedule the 100-meter final for Sunday afternoon.

• give someone the nod
• give someone the old heave ho
• give someone the once-over
• give someone the push
• give someone the right of first refusal
• give someone the right to first refusal
• give someone the rough side of tongue
• give someone the rough side of your tongue
• give someone the runaround
• give someone the sack
• give someone the shaft
• give someone the shits
• give someone the shivers
• give someone the slip
• give someone the time of day
• give someone the willies
• give someone the works
• give some stick
• give something a bad name
• give something a free reign
• give something a free rein
• give something a lick and a promise
• give something a miss
• give something a new lease of life
• give something a once-over